{"product_id":"watership-down-9780684836058","title":"Watership Down","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world--now a Emmy Award-winning Netflix animated miniseries starring James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, and Oscar and Grammy award-winning Sir Ben Kingsley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams's \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Adams (1920-2016) was educated at Bradfield College and Worcester College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War and in 1948 joined the civil service. In the mid-1960s he completed his first novel, \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he struggled for several years to find a publisher. It was eventually awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children's fiction for 1972. He would go on to publish several more books, including \u003ci\u003eShardik\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from Watership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Plague Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in a Swing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597645582610,"sku":"9780684836058","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c59176c9-15ba-45a8-bf2a-e67bd6953256.jpg?v=1732179274","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/watership-down-9780684836058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}